THE ROMANCE OF TRASTAVERE
ROMAN-INSPIRED CUISINE IN SAN DIEGO
Pizza bread with EVOO, olive tapenade.
Pizza bread with tomato sauce, garlic, evoo, oregano.
Chopped tomato, garlic, evoo, shaved parmigiano.
Whipped ricotta, pears, truffle honey.
ANTIPASTI
RAW BAR
Half Dozen
Full Dozen
Cocktail sauce/mustard aioli. 
Grapefruit vinaigrette, pistachio crumbs.
STUZZI e SFIZI (BEGINNINGS)
Zucchini blossoms stuffed with ricotta, over fig compote.
Marcona almonds, tostini. 
Beef carpaccio with arugula, shaved parmesan cheese, evoo and lemon.
Imported buffalo mozzarella and 18-month aged Parma prosciutto.
Imported ricotta, breaded, flash fried, served with tomato sauce dip.
Fried calamari, shrimp, artichokes, parsley, spicy marinara Calabrian chili aioli.
Fresh pasta, peas, sausage, bechamel, pecorino, provole. Breaded, flash fried with cacio pepe fondue.
Charcuterie: Prosciutto, salame, mortadella, coppa, soprassato, tostini, olives. Serves 2.
Grilled octopus, garbanzo beans, garlic white wine sauce, roasted potatoes.
Grilled Prawns, garlic white wine, parsley, fresh herbs over crostini.
Oxtail meatballs stewed in fresh tomato sauce
Roasted artichoke hearts, fresh herbs sauce.
Roasted artichoke hearts, fresh herbs sauce.
INSALATE
Mixed greens, parmigiano rain, balsamic vinaigrette.
Blood orange vinaigrette, fried goat cheese.
cherry tomatoes, shaved pecorino romano, prosecco vinaigrette.
PINZE & PIZZE
Roman style folded pizza, imported mortadella, ricotta, pistachio, evoo.
Sliced heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil pesto.
Fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, calabrian anduja sausage, salame, soppressata.
Tomato sauce, imported burrata, Parma prosciutto.
PASTA
Wide fettuccine, porcini mushrooms, black truffle cream sauce, parmigiano cheese.
Square bucatini, butter cream, black pepper, pecorino romano cheese.
Half tube shaped pasta, fresh tomato sauce, guanciale, pecorino cheese.
Creamy egg yolk emulsion, guanciale, parmigiano.
Fresh ravioli stuffed with artichoke and mozzerella, served in a pesto cream sauce.
The Original
Homemade ravioli stuffed with lobster, vodka pink sauce.
Radiator shape pasta, tossed in fresh tomato sauce and oxtail meat balls.
Beef cheek, shallots, wild mushroom, marsala wine sauce.
Squid Ink spaghetti, clams, mussels, shrimp, Maine lobster, spicy tomato sauce.
Chef risotto of the day.
LASAGNA
braised beef and pork, bechamel, mozzarella, parmigiano.
Chef seasonal vegetables, pesto and bechamel sauce.
Lobster chunks, cream tomato bechamel, a touch of pesto.
SECONDI
Homemade one pound meatball, filled with prosciutto, mozzarella, sage, over cacio & pepe fondue over sauteed spinach.
Grilled lamb chops, olive tapenade sauce, roasted potatoes.
Slowly braised in red wine sauce over saffron risotto.
Grilled filet mignon, topped with giant raviolo filled with cacio & pepe.
Giant calamari stuffed with crab meat, fresh herbs, light spicy tomato sauce over spaghetti.
Chicken breast, prosciutto, mozzarella, sage, white wine sauce over spinach.
20oz
Roasted salmon, butter fennel white wine sauce, over roasted fennel.
Roasted topped with cherry tomato, olives, caperberry.
Grilled sausage, olives, bell peppers, onions, and mushroom in a sweet and sour sauce.
SIDES
Sauteed in garlic and evoo
Garlic and evoo
Sauteed in garlic and evoo